TUNISIA'S president has admitted his country is "not safe" and on the brink of "collapse" following two horrifying terror attacks targeting Western holidaymakers in just THREE MONTHS.

Beji Caid Essebsi addresses the nation after Tunisian protests at the terror attacks in Sousse

President Beji Caid Essebi has declared a state of emergency just over a week after the bloody massacre on a beach hotel that killed 38 tourists - including 30 Britons - saying that the "continued threat" to the North African country left it in a "state of war".

The horrifying attack in Sousse comes just three months after gunman stormed the The National Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis and killed 22 people - mostly tourists - in March.

Responsibility for both attacks has been claimed by terrorists linked to Islamic State (ISIS), who threatened to carry out more attacks in the holy month of Ramadan.

Declaring the urgent reinstatement of 30 days of security measures - that was previously lifted in March - Essebsi said an "exceptional situation required exceptional measures" but vowed to respect freedom of expression.

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Holidaymakers mourn at flowers laid in tribute to the victims of the terror attack